List, What would you call and how would you explain "First of all" (and similar constructions) as a sentence opener marking the relationship of the following sentence with a previous statement? Thanks, Scott Woods To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/